Posts Tagged ‘Intel’

Thursday, Google formally announced that they are teaming with Sony, Intel, and Logitech to make web surfing on TV seamless. This new Google technology will be available on new TVs and set-top boxes. Sony will manufacture Google TV-enabled TVs, Logitech is creating the set-top box for TVs that aren’t equipped with the new technology, and Intel is creating the Atom processors for set-top boxes. It will make TV shows, movies, and videos easy to find and watch using only one remote. You can surf the web and personalize web content right from on your TV.

Expected in stores this fall, Google TV-enabled TVs will run off the new Android platform, allowing users to download Android applications and integrate the internet and TV by using Flash-compatible hardware.

As the Applerumors are flying around the possible release of the iSlate or Apple tablet, another rumor is taking off. The latest speculation is the MacBook will be soon equipped with an Intel Core i5 Processor. The top MacBook currently has the Core 2 Duo Processor, not nearly as fast as the i5.

Stay close to the Abt.com blog for the latest updates on the Apple anouncement.

Intel unveiled the new line of processors at CES. The new line includes Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, the first 32 nanometer processor, the Intel® Core i5 processor, and so much more….

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology can be found in the new Sony VAIO F series gaming computer. The new VAIO also has Intel ® Hyper-Threading which enables each of the four processor core to work on different tasks at the same time.

Intel® is also letting the world know they are not limited to PCs anymore. Intel® can go anywhere.

Thursday at CES, Intel revealed the first Smartphone to run on the Moorsetown platform for mobile internet devices (MID). The GW990 Smartphone will be made by LG Electronics and ship during the second half of the year, said Intel CEO Paul Otellini during a keynote speech at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

LG‘s GW990 has a 5” multi-touch screen, capable of playing video at 720p resolution. A camera is on both the front and back of this MID. Running on the Linux-based Moblin operating system, it is capable of running multiple applications at the same time. For instance, with the GW990 you can play Hi-Defvideo and use the calculator at the same time. It is power efficient and brings pc functions to a Smartphone. Features seem to be endless on this MID… Check back for more info in the spring.